WESTMINSTER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ReedGroup®, leading international provider of health and productivity
solutions for large employers, announced today that they have hired
Alexis Kearns as Senior Vice President, Human Resources.

ReedGroup
has experienced significant growth, both organically and by acquiring
Aon Hewitt’s Absence Management business last year, and is increasing
its investment in HR leadership. The company has hired Kearns, a
high-caliber HR leader, to take the company’s culture to the next level,
support its 1,500+ employees, and contribute directly to its business
strategy.

Alexis is a tenured Human Resource leader who has extensive experience
in communications and business strategy. She will sit on the ReedGroup
Executive Team, and work with company leaders to grow the business
further and provide the highest value to ReedGroup’s clients.

“We are in the business of helping employers build productive, healthy
workforces, and at our foundation we believe that people are the drivers
of overall business success,” said ReedGroup CEO David Roberts. “Alexis
has experience creating systems, processes and tools that enable
employees to grow across all disciplines. We are in a new, exciting
chapter at ReedGroup, and Alexis’ HR skills, coupled with her business
acumen, will be an integral part of our continued growth and success.”

Alexis has spent her career focused on transformational change
management, building HR strategy and teams that unlock human
performance, pre- and post-merger and acquisition human capital
planning, leadership development, team effectiveness, and executive
coaching.

“A company’s greatest competitive advantage is the high performance of
its people, and I believe HR teams meaningfully contribute to the goals
of a business,” said Kearns. “My purpose is to create an environment for
employees to thrive in, be their best selves, and grow productive and
purposeful careers.

“I am also passionate about the company’s mission,” said Kearns. “We
support our clients’ employees when they are going through the most
difficult times of their lives, and we make their experience easier.”

Alexis earned her degree in Organizational Communication from the
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. She has 20 years of
experience as an HR executive and an organizational consultant and
coach, and has worked in a variety of industries, including healthcare,
technology, consumer products, manufacturing, hospitality, public
safety, retail, and telecommunications. She was recognized by the Denver
Business Journal as being one of the “Top 40 under 40” leaders
within the community.

About ReedGroup

ReedGroup,
a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of
America®, is a leading health and productivity organization providing
services to over half of the Fortune 100 companies. With more than 2,000
employees, ReedGroup has operations across the United States, Canada,
and India.